Can someone be so kind to explain the alien invasion on my garden soil?
I have some containers on my patio and this morning I found a zillion I would say eggs on the container soil. I have cucumbers in that box, the plants are tiny, ~4 inches tall.
I am attaching a picture of the "eggs".
Thank you!

Especially with the wood chips -- mulch? -- I would say these are a kind of fungus that help break down dead wood and organic matter (like tiny mushrooms). Nothing to worry about. They may even disappear by tomorrow.

Learning never ends because we can share what we've learned. And in sharing our collective experiences, we gain deeper understanding of what we learned.